Proff
The von Proff zu Irnich family were a noble Bergisches Land family. Emperor Franz I elevated the Proff zu Irnich family to imperial knights on June 25, 1746 .
coat of arms
The family coat of arms of those of Proff shows (within a slaughtered border) three blue fish (perch) in gold. On the helmet with blue-and-gold covers, five ostrich feathers alternating with gold and blue.
people
Johann Caspar von Proff
Johann Caspar von Proff was already a Landdinger (judge) of the Blankenberg office . His son was Peter Josef von Proff.
Peter Josef von Proff
Hofrat Peter Josef von Proff was awarded the Bülgenauel court on May 30, 1738 in an inheritance settlement with his aunt Margaretha Krumbach . On May 4, 1756, Elector Karl Theodor , Duke of Jülich, Cleve and Berg, gave him permission to employ another son as an assistant in the Landdingeramt. After the eldest son Adrian Gottfried died, Caspar or Franz Josef were to take up the position. On August 31, 1758, Peter Josef von Proff was mentioned by name in a document as a Landdinger. His first marriage was to Maria Cordula von Kylman, the second to Maria Anna von Bardenhewer. When his inheritance was divided among the children on August 27, 1766, the knightly seat of Schloss Auel and the saddle estate Rosauel fell to Maria Johanna von Doetsch, the knightly seat Bülgenauel and the coffeehouse in Düsseldorf went to Maria Cordula Theresia, wife of the Cologne court chamber councilor Maagh Half a share in Burg Honrath , the Bachermühle and the Hof zu Birken were drawn to Jakob Nepomuk ( Canon in the Abbey of St. Cassius and Florentius in Bonn ) and Franz Josef received the Hof zu Hamm near Düsseldorf (with the exception of the coffee house) and a third of power in the Bilker Mark . In addition, other real estate, pensions, debts and rights were distributed and offset. After Jakob Nepomuk's death on June 28, 1783, the inheritance of Jakob Nepomuk was again divided between Maria Johanna (half of Honrath Castle), Franz Josef (Hof zu Birken) and the widower Maagh (Bachermühle).
Caspar von Proff
On August 28, 1765 Caspar von Proff succeeded his retired father. He was appointed by Elector Karl Theodor, who exactly one month later determined his duties and powers. He died shortly afterwards.
Franz Josef von Proff zu Irnich
Franz Josef von Proff zu Irnich was also Landdinger of the Blankenberg office since July 22, 1766. On November 24, 1787, Elector Karl Theodor gave him permission to introduce his son Karl Theodor as an assistant. On August 22, 1790, Elector Karl Theodor raised Franz Josef von Proff zu Irnich in his capacity as imperial vicar with the descendants of both sexes to the imperial baron status and thus confirmed all rights and obligations associated with the title as well as the coat of arms.
Franz Josef von Proff zu Irnich was married to Anna Adriana von Mosbach called Breidenbach. According to traditional documents, both often borrowed money. In 1786, their part of the estate at the Gutmühle was auctioned. Also in 1786 the couple leased Castle Seelscheid . In 1788 Franz Josef bought the Markelsbach ( Much ) house back from his brother-in-law Franz von Mosbach, but sold it in the same year, except for the hunting rights. In 1801 his widow often asked for debt relief.
Your children were:
- Karl Theodor, Hofrat and Landdinger in the office of Blankenberg,
- Karl Josef Jacob, Royal Bavarian Chamberlain in Munich,
- Karl Johann, Rittmeister zu Iregh in Syrmia County ( Hungary ),
- Maria Anna Louise.
Karl Theodor von Proff zu Irnich and Menden
Hofrat Karl Theodor (~ September 6, 1767 in Hennef ) was introduced as a country thing on April 13, 1799, after he had previously taken over the father's office provisionally. On December 22nd, 1808, the Ministry of the Interior of the Grand Duchy of Berg also appointed him First Alderman of the Hennef municipal administration . On March 8, 1840, he was released from his position as a notary at the Eitorf Court of Justice with thanks by the Prussian Minister of Justice Heinrich Gottlob von Mühler .
On November 25, 1807 Karl Theodor bought the Abtshof in Opladen , who used to be the Benedictine - Abbey St. Heribert in Cologne-Deutz belonged. In 1830 he sold his share in the Neunkirchen house to Servos Vohsen, a businessman from Jüchen . He inherited this share in 1828 from Carolina von Mosbach called Breidenbach.
Karl Josef von Proff zu Irnich
A son of Karl Theodor was Karl Josef (1811-1856). He was District Administrator of the Rhenish Court of Appeal in Cologne . On June 25, 1842, he bought the Seelscheid house from his father , which he sold on to the Seelscheid businessman Wimar Öberdörster on July 18, 1844.
A son of Karl Josef was Karl Ferdinand von Proff.
Carl Ludwig von Proff-Irnich
Carl Ludwig von Proff-Irnich (Carl Ludwig Freiherr von Proff-Irnich and Menden; born July 10, 1816 in Geislingen, † October 28, 1895 in Bonn) was a lawyer, physician and member of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation.
literature
- Anton Fahne , History of the Cologne, Jülich and Bergisch families, Cologne 1848, p. 337
- Hartmut Benz: The archive of the Barons von Proff zu Irnich , Neunkirchen-Seelscheid local history and history association, 2004.